My Rights ? Table is Under a Year Old

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I always look at the side/joints of wood items so you have an indication whether its solid or fabricated.

Fosterdog

What spray have you cleaned it with after each use? It could be something in the spray that has damaged the protective coating on the wood allowing moisture ingress. Even if it's not the spray it could be the fact that the table is in a kitchen that leads to far more humidity than it's designed for, or a combination of both.

tonyh66

Fosterdog wrote: »

What spray have you cleaned it with after each use? It could be something in the spray that has damaged the protective coating on the wood allowing moisture ingress. Even if it's not the spray it could be the fact that the table is in a kitchen that leads to far more humidity than it's designed for, or a combination of both.

Is that because if its described as a dining table, its not allowed to be used in the kitchen, and you really need a specific 'kitchen' table for it to be used in the kitchen?
Re the OP, if its oak veneer stuck onto an oak base layer, then they could say it is solid oak, I hope you get it sorted.

Fosterdog

tonyh66 wrote: »

Is that because if its described as a dining table, its not allowed to be used in the kitchen, and you really need a specific 'kitchen' table for it to be used in the kitchen?
Re the OP, if its oak veneer stuck onto an oak base layer, then they could say it is solid oak, I hope you get it sorted.

Quite possibly, without knowing what table it is or how it was described I don't know. I'd expect a kitchen worktop to be made of materials suitable to be in a kitchen and with a coating suitable to stop water ingress, although even then a wooden worktop needs regular care and oiling to keep it protected. I'd expect a dining table to be made of materials suitable for people eating meals from it, with place mats or a table cloth to prevent scratching and the worst of any spills. I wouldn't expect any wooden piece of furniture to be suitable for the kitchen environment of high humidity and temperature fluctuations unless it was specifically advertised to withstand it.

Maybe I'm the odd one out compared to others here but I don't wash my table down after each use, it doesn't get dirty enough to need it. I clean any spills straight away and give it a wipe down and polish every week or two. There are only adults here now though so there are not many spills. When the kids were younger and there were daily spills I used an easy to wipe down table cloth during meal times to protect the table so even then the table itself didn't need daily cleaning

pulliptears

Fosterdog wrote: »

What spray have you cleaned it with after each use? It could be something in the spray that has damaged the protective coating on the wood allowing moisture ingress. Even if it's not the spray it could be the fact that the table is in a kitchen that leads to far more humidity than it's designed for, or a combination of both.

Thats exactly what I was thinking.

RunningMum

Quick google and it’s not recommended any ‘spray’ to clean with...

shaun_from_Africa

RunningMum wrote: »

Quick google and it’s not recommended any ‘spray’ to clean with...

There is no problem using a spray polish on a solid wood table provided that you use one that doesn't contain silicone but uses beeswax instead.
These are the types of spray that are fine for solid wood furniture:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Wood-Silicone-Spray-Polish/dp/B006O9UFFQ

https://www.johnlewis.com/wheelers-natural-beeswax-furniture-polish-spray-300ml/p217700#product-detail--reviews

hollydays

Have you tried googling to see if anyone else has had this problem?
I'd also be asking for the contact details for the manufacturer in case you suspect it's not solid oak.Also get the retailer to confirm in writing that it's solid oak and not any type of veneer.

meer53

Think it might depend on what "spray" has been used. Some sprays contain stuff that will damage wood, especially the kitchen ones.